Cotton-planter.



D. F. DEEP COTTON PLANTBR.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 001". 2a, 1902.,

Patented July 27, 1909 entr es srafrns illill lii @lfi li litjllil DENNIS F. DEPPE, OF NEWBERN, FORTH CAROLE? COTTON-PLANTEH To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ll'nnivis 1*. Darren, citizen of the United Statcs,-residing at Newborn, in the county of Craven and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful iniprovenients in Uotton-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cotton or other seed planters, and one of the primary objects is to provide novel, simple and effective means for loosening up and separating the 'seed prior to its being fed to the delivery mechanism.

Another object is to provide simple .l'neans for varying the amount of seed fed, and a third important object is to so construct the mechanism that the number of parts is reduced to a minimum.

'ing gudgeon .14, and an upstanding The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'and is described in the following specification.

it will be evident from the appended claims, that the invention is not limited solely to the details disclosedl in said drawings, Figure 1. is a top planview of the feeding means for a planter Fig. 2 is a sectional view substantially on the line 1 'A of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the means for varying the feed. Fig. 4.- is a detail sectional view on the line l B of Fig. 3.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosed, a receptacle for the cotton or other seed is designated 5, and is preferably cylindrical, though the shape is unimportant. This receptacle has a bottom 6, provided with a central circular openi'n 7, carrying a web or spider that. is provided with a corn tral journal boX t). A partition extends across the receptacle 5, above the bottom, forming a chamber 11. Located in this chamber is a hub 12, the lower portion of which is formed into a pinion 13. The said hub and pinion are provided with adepend' gudgeon 15, the former being journaled in the box 9, the latter projecting through and above the partition 10. ,lt is to be noted, that in this structure, the hub 12, the pinion 13, and the gudgeons 14 and 15 are'formed of a single piece. The hub is provided with arms '16, carrrying spring blades 17, that sweep over the bottom 6 and deliver the seed fed into the chamber 11 out through a peripheral o ening 18. The seed is fed into said cham- Specification of Letters Patent.

l l l l i l l l 1 l I i l l l Patented n 1909.

Application filed October 28, 1908. Serial No. $59,900.

ber 11 through an opening 19, formed in the partition 10. The size of said opening 1%.- can. be varied by means of a slide plate 20, arranged against the under side of the partition 10, and having a slot 21 through which passes a holding )ol 1 -2 said bolt thus constituting means tor securing the slide in di'f-. ferent adjusted positions.

An agitator rotates over partition 10, and preferably consists of hub 2-3, located upon the projecting end of the grudgeon 1F and hu -1'. against relative rotation thereof by means of a set screw 2%. This hub is provided with a series of radially diz posed arms 2:"), that sweepbver the upper face of the partition. in order to loosen up and separate the seed, that is rotated by the arms 25, a stationa agitator finger 26 is located just above the path of movement oi" the arms This finger is secured at its outer end in the wall of the receptacle, and projects inwardly toward the center thereof.

The. operation of the device will be clearly *vident. The rotary member with the parts carried thereby, being; driven b y any suitable means, as for instance, a gear 27 in mesh Wi the pinion 13, willcause the rot-s n of in; arms 25, thus rotating in the receptacle, the body of seed \vnich coining into-contact With. thestationary finger 26, will be separated so that a certain amount oi seed will drop through the opening, 19, into the chamber 11. The amount of seed feed is of course, controlled by the slide 20, which can be adjusted as desired. T he seed received in the chamber l l is moved outwardly by the spring arms 17, and delivered through the opening 18. in this structure, the proper feed of seed is insured, because of the finger 26. Such teed can be regulated to the desired quantity and inasmuch asthe pinion, hub and shaft are of a single piece, it will be evident that the structure is very simple.

Having fully described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a receptacle for the seed having a bottom and a partition arranged above the bottom, of a pinion, a spider and an upstanding gudgeon journaled between the bottom and partition, and formed from a single piece, the gudgeon projecting the bottom and the partition, and a rotary agitator secured to the upper end of the god- ,a'eon and operating over the partition.

2. The combination with a receptac1e,{tacie, and projecting into said receptacle having a bottom and a partition located above the agitator, said partition having a above the bottom, forming a chamber be- 1 feed opening therethrough, and a slide opertween the two, a spider rotatably located in i ating across the feed opening to vary the 15 5 the chamber and having an integral upstandi size of said opening.

1 ing gudgeon projecting through and above 3 In'testimony whereof I afiiX my signature 5 the partition, ylelding arms secured to the in presence of two witnesses.

l spider and operating inthe chamber, a ro- I tary agitator secured to the gudgeon and op- Witnesses:

10 crating over the partition, a stationary ag1-- B. CONNEREIS,

DENNIS F. DEPPE.

tator finger secured to one wall of the recep- W. J. ABBOTT. 

